How To Install debugbreak on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install debugbreak on Debian 12.
What is debugbreak
debugbreak is:
debugbreak.h allows one to put breakpoints in their C/C++ code with a call to debug_break(). Include the header file and insert calls to debug_break() in the code where one wishes to break into the debugger. debugbreak supports GCC, Clang. debugbreak works well on ARM, AArch64, i686, x86-64, POWER and has a fallback code path for other architectures.
There are three methods to install debugbreak on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install debugbreak Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install debugbreak using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install debugbreak
Install debugbreak Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install debugbreak using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install debugbreak
Install debugbreak Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install debugbreak using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install debugbreak
How To Uninstall debugbreak on Debian 12
To uninstall only the debugbreak package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove debugbreak
Uninstall debugbreak And Its Dependencies
To uninstall debugbreak and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove debugbreak
Remove debugbreak Configurations and Data
To remove debugbreak configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge debugbreak
Remove debugbreak configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove debugbreak configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge debugbreak
Dependencies
debugbreak have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install debugbreak package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.